Year
Purchased |
Company |
Seller |
Business |
Total Capital
at Closing
($ million) |
 |
|
|
2008 |
Shelter Bay Energy Inc. |
Private Owners |
Oil and gas |
626 |
|
2007 |
iGPS, Inc.* |
Private owners |
Plastic pallet pool operator |
353 |
|
2007 |
CCS, Inc.* |
Public TSE |
Energy Services |
3,921 |
|
2007 |
Adesa, Inc.* |
Public NYSE |
Auctions whole and salvage cars |
3,659 |
|
2007 |
Audio Visual Services Corporation* |
Private owners |
AV & event support to hotels |
425 |
|
2007 |
Buckeye GP Holdings L.P.* |
Public NYSE |
MLP products pipeline |
425 |
|
2006 |
Global Geophysical Services* |
Private owners |
Seismic services |
400 |
|
2006 |
Renfro Corporation* |
Private owners |
Sock manufacturer |
183 |
|
2006 |
US Electrical Services |
Private owners |
Electrical products distribution |
97 |
|
2006 |
Ellis Communications Group* |
Private owners |
Broadcast TV |
160 |
|
2006 |
RHI Entertainment* |
Hallmark |
Made for TV movie supplier |
493 |
|
2006 |
Traxys S.A.* |
Arcelor and Umicore |
Metals trading and distribution |
426 |
|
2005 |
DS Waters Enterprises* |
Group Danone |
Home and office water delivery |
257 |
|
2005 |
CVR Energy, Inc.* |
Pegasus |
Petroleum refinery and nitrogen fertilizer |
725 |
|
2005 |
Insurance Auto Auctions* |
Public NASDAQ |
Salvage vehicle auctioneer |
414 |
|
2005 |
Custom Building Products* |
Private owners |
Tile and stone installation products |
659 |
|
2005 |
Eagle Bulk Shipping |
Private owners |
Handymax dry bulk vessell owner and operator |
376 |
|
2005 |
Del Laboratories* |
Public NYSE |
Cosmetics and OTC pharmaceutical products |
518 |
|
2004 |
Overwatch Systems, LLC |
Private owners |
Software developer and service provider to the defense and intelligence communities |
52 |
|
2004 |
Optigas |
Private Owners |
Gas gathering and marketing |
48 |
|
2004 |
Endurance Business Media* |
Private owners |
Publisher of real estate guides |
100 |
|
2003 |
BWAY* |
Public NYSE |
Manufacturer of steel cans for paint |
329 |
|
2003 |
Waste Services* |
Public NASDAQ |
Integrated solid waste services |
246 |
|
2003 |
Nortek |
Public NYSE |
Kitchen and bathroom fans, air conditioning and vinyl siding |
1,391 |
|
2001 |
Carter Wallace |
Public NYSE |
Consumer Products |
640 |
|
2000 |
Key Components |
Private owner |
Manufacturer of custom engineered components |
289 |
|
1999 |
Cambridge Display |
Private owners |
Electronic displays |
112 |
|
1999 |
Citation |
Public NASDAQ |
Cast, forged, and machined products |
679 |
|
1999 |
GlobeNet |
Public Bermuda |
Undersea fiber optic cable |
1,047 |
|
1999 |
Hilite* |
Public NYSE |
Automotive brake and clutch components |
95 |
|
1999 |
Unilab |
Public ASE |
Clinical testing laboratory |
467 |
|
1997 |
21st Century |
Disney and private owners |
Suburban newspapers |
212 |
|
1997 |
Charter - Long Beach |
KKR |
Cable TV |
153 |
|
1997 |
Charter - Minneapolis |
Continental Cablevision |
Cable TV |
10 |
|
1997 |
Consolidated Vision |
Private owners |
Eyewear retailer |
73 |
|
1997 |
Cygnus Publishing |
Chase Capital |
Controlled circulation trade and business magazines |
103 |
|
1997 |
Endo |
Dupont Merck |
Generic and branded pharmaceuticals |
278 |
|
1997 |
FairPoint Communications |
Private owners |
Rural telephone |
159 |
|
1996 |
AMF Group |
Private owners |
Bowling centers and equipment |
1,408 |
|
1996 |
iXL |
Private owners |
Multimedia products and services |
14 |
|
1996 |
Universal Outdoor |
Private owners |
Outdoor advertising |
246 |
|
1995 |
Charter - St. Louis |
Hallmark Cards |
Cable TV |
443 |
|
1995 |
Charter - Los Angeles |
Gaylord Entertainment |
Cable TV |
351 |
|
1995 |
Charter - Management Co. |
Private owners |
Cable TV management |
73 |
|
1995 |
Hillside Broadcasting |
Chrysler Capital |
Broadcast TV |
28 |
|
1995 |
Humphreys |
Continental Illinois Ventures |
Belts and personal leather goods |
132 |
|
1995 |
Peebles |
Private owners |
Fashion specialty retailer |
138 |
|
1994 |
Harris Specialty Chemical |
Zeneca and private owner |
Construction chemicals |
138 |
|
1994 |
HCI Direct |
Private owner |
Direct mail marketer |
206 |
|
1993 |
Ellis Communications |
E. W. Scripps and private owners |
Broadcast TV and Radio |
206 |
|
1993 |
General Medical |
Private owner |
Medical/surgical and health care distribution |
332 |
|
1993 |
TransDigm |
IMO Industries |
Aerospace components |
62 |
|
1993 |
URS |
Private owner |
Public refrigerated warehouses |
195 |
|
1992 |
Douglas Broadcasting |
Private owner |
Radio broadcaster |
54 |
|
1992 |
King Broadcasting |
Private owner |
Broadcast and cable TV |
570 |
|
1991 |
Landstar |
EnviroSource |
Trucking |
94 |
|
1991 |
Masland |
Burlington Industries |
Automotive floor carpeting and trunk liners |
98 |
|
1991 |
Tyler Refrigeration |
American Standard |
Refrigerated display cases |
99 |
|
1990 |
Earle M. Jorgensen |
Public NYSE |
Specialty metal distribution |
504 |
|
1990 |
Merchants |
Wedge |
Trucking |
81 |
|
1990 |
Mosler |
Kelso partnership |
Security systems |
216 |
|
1989 |
Wickes Furniture |
Wickes Companies |
Furniture retailer |
158 |
|
1988 |
American Standard |
Public NYSE |
Air conditioning, plumbing and transportation products |
3,034 |
|
1988 |
Arkansas Best |
Public NYSE |
Trucking |
479 |
|
1988 |
Club Car |
Investcorp |
Golf cars and light utility vehicles |
88 |
|
1988 |
Mitchell Supreme |
Tenneco |
Heating oil distributor |
15 |
|
1987 |
International House of Pancakes |
SVIDO |
Restaurant franchisor |
57 |
|
1987 |
Kelso Overland |
Private owners |
Trucking |
21 |
|
1986 |
American Buildings |
Cronus |
Pre-engineered steel buildings |
102 |
|
1986 |
Americold |
Beatrice |
Public refrigerated warehouses |
537 |
|
1986 |
Lebanon Valley Offset |
American Standard |
Commercial printing |
16 |
|
1986 |
Mosler |
American Standard |
Security systems |
166 |
|
1986 |
Spectramed |
Gould |
Medical products |
106 |
|
1986 |
Texas Foundries |
Public unlisted |
Iron and steel foundry |
11 |
|
1985 |
Federal-Hoffman |
Private foundation |
Sporting ammunition and electrical and electronic enclosures |
94 |
|
1985 |
National Refractories |
Kaiser Aluminum |
Refractories |
86 |
|
1984 |
American Sterilizer |
Public NYSE |
Medical products |
230 |
|
1984 |
Blue Bell |
Public NYSE |
Apparel manufacturer |
658 |
|
1984 |
Denka Chemical |
Denki Kagaku Kogyo |
Specialty chemicals |
34 |
|
1984 |
Kilsby-Roberts |
Fluor |
Metal tubing distribution |
55 |
|
1984 |
Republic Supply |
Fluor |
Industrial pipe distribution |
24 |
|
1984 |
Tri-West |
AMFAC |
Garden products |
14 |
|
1983 |
Dan River |
Public NYSE |
Textiles for apparel and finished home products |
245 |
|
1983 |
Kerotest |
Control Data |
Valves |
11 |
|
1983 |
Morflex Chemical |
Pfizer |
Specialty chemicals |
11 |
|
1983 |
Quael |
Cunningham Drug |
Drug and specialty stores |
11 |
|
1983 |
Raymond International |
Public NYSE |
Engineering and construction |
244 |
|
1982 |
Dentsply International |
Public NYSE |
Dental supplies and equipment |
135 |
|
1982 |
Duraco Products |
Phillips Petroleum |
Decorative flower pots |
17 |
|
1982 |
LeClair Metal Service |
Alcoa |
Aluminum products distribution |
7 |
|
1982 |
Welcome Wagon |
Gillette |
Nationwide greeting service |
5 |
|
1981 |
U.S. Leisure |
Gifford-Hill |
Patio furniture |
26 |
|
1980 |
McKeesport Steel |
Condec |
Steel valve casting |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Total ($ million): 32,990** |
|
* Indicates an investment currently held by Kelso
**Total Capital at closing does not include $ 5,575mm of capital for 285 follow-on acquisitions
completed through December 2006 for 37 companies. |
|
